The last week has been good for waxwings and winter finches in Bradford. Today there was a flock of 300 Bohemian Waxwings feeding on two flowering crabs in a yard in town on Maplegrove Avenue, and several days before the same trees were crowded with an eqaul number of Cedra Waxwings with five Bohemians thrown in. They spooked when a Sharpie came on the scene and towered above to avoid the hawk. At Scanlon Creek ther is a mixed flock of 10 Pine grosbeaks and 20 Com. Redpolls feeding in the tamaracks right at the education centre. On another note, I also saw a Northern Mockingbird in a very "un-mockingbird " habitat in a back alley just west of the Tor. Western Hosp.
Directions: Bradford is north on Hwy 400 to County Rd. 88 east to Simcoe Rd., south to Catania Ave. and west again to Maplegrove. Scanlon Creek is north on Hwy. 11 to the 9th line and east to the park entrance. Turn left and go to pking. lot. Peter Wukasch _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
